Note that this shows that the BSA claims of increasing membership are false, unless perhaps you add in Learning
for Life, which for 2000 is: 19,709 groups 1,589,988 youth making a 2000 total of 144,369
units/groups 4,941,957 youth

Religious sponsorship: 61.51% of units 55.03% of youth

TOP 20 CHARTERED ORGANIZATIONS

(including practically all those with 1% or more of Scout youth)

Organization

# of Units

# of Youth

% Youth

Average
Enrollment

United Methodist Church

11,738

421,579

12.46

36

LDS ("Mormon")

31,402

412,240

12.19

13

Public schools

10,113

362,989

10.73

36

Catholic Church

9,635

354,568

10.48

36

Presbyterian Church

3,981

146,870

4.34

37

Lutheran Churches

4,264

150,009

4.43

34

Baptist Churches

4,973

115,961

3.43

23

Lions International

3,164

105,930

3.13

33

American Legion

2,515

78,087

2.31

31

Episcopal Church

1,413

50,927

1.51

36

United Church of Christ

1,424

53,061

1.57

37

Rotary International

1,418

52,657

1.56

37

Parent Teacher organizations (not PTA)

4,002

186,821

47

Fire departments

1,787

53,877

1.59

30

Other churches

1,587

38,866

24

Kiwanis International

1,258

46,168

37

Groups of citizens

2,013

59,925

1.77

30

Disciples of Christ

1,124

37,880

34

Business/industry

2,170

49,515

23

VFW

1,202

40,955

34

* Note that the LDS have more units, but much smaller average units, thus moving them into second place.

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